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Icelandic companies abandon summer whaling season

No whales will be harpooned off the waters around Iceland this year, as the island nation's two whaling companies have decided to abandon the summer whaling season for the first time in 17 years.
World • 27 Jun 19

Over 330 whales killed following Japanese whale hunt

Japanese whaling vessels have returned to port after catching more than 300 of the mammals in the Antarctic Ocean without facing any protests by anti-whaling groups, officials have said.
World • 31 Mar 18

Japanese fleet resumes Antarctic whaling mission

A Japanese whaling fleet set sail for the Antarctic today after a one-year pause, with environmentalists criticising the move as a "crime against nature".
World • 01 Dec 15

Japan cancels Antarctic whaling hunt

Japan is cancelling its next Antarctic whaling hunt for the first time in more than 25 years, just days after the UN's International Court of Justice ordered an end to the controversial practice.
News • 03 Apr 14

Australia says Japan cloaking commercial whaling

Australia has accused Japan of carrying out commercial whaling under the guise of scientific research on the first day of court hearings between the two nations.
News • 26 Jun 13

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